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Bakst

American  
[bahkst] / bɑkst /

noun

  1. Léon Nikolaevich 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.


Bakst British  
/ bakst /

noun

  1. Leon Nikolayevich (lɪˈɔn nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1866–1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's Ballet Russe (1909–21)

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This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“Can I fall in love with a stranger?” the dance artist Lauren Bakst said.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

“The wheels start turning,” Daren Bakst, deputy director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, said.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2023

“Pregnant workers were falling through the cracks with our existing laws,” said Dina Bakst, co-founder of A Better Balance, a legal advocacy nonprofit that helped draft the bill.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022

Bakst in Russia translated it into terms of art, and made the Ballet Russe an amazing, enthralling vision!

From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily

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